Latin American migrants holding informal jobs hamper their integration - report

Migrants wait in line to regularize their migratory situation outside Mexico's Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) in Mexico City Mexico, January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Cortes/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Migrants in Latin America are more likely to work in informal jobs despite having higher qualifications compared to native workers, hindering their integration, a joint report by three international organizations showed on Friday.

Over 50% of migrants in the region are likely to find informal work, the study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) showed.